Sheraton Mahogany and Satinwood Dressing Table

A particularly good George III Period Mahogany and Satinwood Lady’s Dressing Table, the double hinged crossbanded top opening to reveal an adjustable easel dressing mirror flanked by lidded compartments above a drawer fitted for a basin, soap scoops etc and the whole raised on square tapered legs terminating in brass feet and casters.

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Note: The design for this table can be clearly seen in Thomas Sheraton’s “The Cabinet- maker and Upholsterers Drawing Book” in the 1793 appendix as plate 20. The similarity to this example is most striking.